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SKA vs. Spartak: KHL match betting tip
SKA has gained excellent form and has not lost for three matches in a row. On January 8, the St. Petersburg team will try to continue their winning streak in a match with Spartak. The Muscovites, in turn, are performing inconsistently, which the army team can take advantage of. Which bets should you choose? You will find the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
SKA St. Petersburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
SKA continues to be in excellent shape, and the winning streak has already reached three games in a row. In the first match, the team met with Sochi and again, due to problems in defense, almost suffered a defeat from the obvious underdog, but still managed to compensate for their main disadvantage due to the attacking line and ultimately won with a score of 5:4. By the middle of the third period, the St. Petersburg team was down two goals, but not only managed to equalize the score, but also pulled ahead two minutes before the final whistle. Returning to the home arena, the army team fought with an opponent of their level in the person of CSKA and this time they themselves took an early advantage. The opponent did not give up and was close to a comeback, but still managed to win confidently (6:3). The most productive players were Demidov, D'Angelo and Plotnikov, who scored three points each.
As expected, Rotenberg's charges easily secured their success and left no chance for Vityaz (5:2). The Podolsk team started the match successfully, scoring two goals in a row, but due to constant failures in defense, they were unable to maintain this advantage. Indeed, this season SKA remains one of the most productive clubs in the league, thanks to which they achieve all their results. True, the team has a huge minus, it often does not have time to return to defense, which constantly leads to a huge number of missed goals. It is for this reason that the team is currently only in fourth place in the Western Conference table, and the gap from the leader is 14 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
The SKA hockey club's infirmary has been replenished. One of the team's best forwards, Kuznetsov, has been injured. Vorobyov has also been injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, SKA scores 3.7 goals per game
The team from St. Petersburg has been showing excellent attacking play throughout the regular championship.
- The Army team averages 34 shots per game
First of all, high performance is achieved thanks to active play in attack.
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Spartak's away streak has already dragged on for a long time and has reached ten games in a row. The team shows inconsistent results away from home, but still achieves more success than it loses to the home team. After three victories in a row, the team went to visit CSKA, where they were also one step away from success, but suffered an offensive defeat in overtime, allowing the opponent to tie the score just 10 minutes before the final whistle. But the red-and-whites quickly rehabilitated themselves and achieved success again in the match with Dynamo Minsk (3:2 OT). This time they made a comeback themselves in the home stretch of the match. It seemed that after such a confident game in matches with very powerful opponents, the club would easily beat Kunlun, but due to a failure in defense, they had to give in (2:4). Goalkeeper Nikolaev tried his best, but could not cope with a huge number of shots, reflecting 91% of them.
The Muscovites managed to regain their lost points away from another clear outsider, Vityaz, winning confidently with a score of 4:2. It is difficult to praise any of the players, as many distinguished themselves with effective actions. However, they failed to consolidate their success again. In the next match with Severstal, the club showed a very weak defense, and goalkeeper Nikolaev showed his worst side, who even had to be replaced after the fourth missed puck. As a result, the meeting ended in another defeat (3:5). As you can see, Spartak too often has problems in defense, which is the main reason for the loss of points. Even despite this, the club remains in the top three leaders of the Western Conference.
Disqualifications and injuries
Only Mironov is in Spartak's infirmary. All other players remain in action.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Spartak receives 6.7 penalty minutes per match
The club's hallmark remains its highly disciplined play, which allows it to remain at full strength for almost the entire match.
- Muscovites converted 21% of their power play attempts
It is also worth noting that the team shows excellent play with an advantage of one player on the court and consistently punishes opponents for violations of the rules.
Trends
Bet First Goal: SKA
In four head-to-head matches in a row, SKA opened the scoring
1.75Goal in each period bet - yes
In three head-to-head matches in a row, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.45Tip and bets
SKA continues to play at home, where with the support of its stands it shows excellent results and has not lost for four matches in a row. The Petersburgers have received an excellent opportunity to continue to earn points consistently, as they will meet Spartak, which has not been stable lately. Indeed, the red-whites have begun to give in even to obvious outsiders, as they are already very tired of constant travel and changes of scenery. So we suggest making a confident bet in favor of the home team.
Our prediction is SKA win for 1.95
Bet on total
The upcoming match simply has to be productive. As we have repeatedly noted, SKA has huge problems in defense, but compensates for this deficiency due to its excellent attacking play. Spartak also bets on the attacking line, which means there is an excellent opportunity to bet on the total over.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 1.70
Bet on the outcome of the first period
SKA, due to its advantage and very effective attacking play from the very beginning of the match, will create serious pressure on Spartak and is quite capable of earning an advantage already at the end of the starting segment.
Prediction - SKA win in the first period with a handicap (0) for 1.60
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